Chapter 328 Traveling Through the Past of the Same World (The Finale, Part 1)
Shangguan Ying is shrouded in too many mysteries, and Ning Jinli knows nothing about her past and secrets.
Even her age was unbelievable to Ning Jinli unless she told her herself.
Thinking back, when I first met Shangguan Ying, she was in her early forties. Later, I was in a coma for fifteen years, and her appearance hardly changed.
Shangguan Ying no longer had the strength to answer in detail, and only said to Ning Jinli:
"Even if I die, you...you mustn't be sad. I've had a very fulfilling life. After you discover the truth, please don't try to change my fate. And we will...we will meet again, in your future, in my past. The repair plan...is only just beginning..."
"Ms. Ning, it's time." The medical staff approached and reminded her.
Ning Jinli took two steps back, her eyes red.
Medical staff activated the hibernation device, and the heavy, sealed chamber slowly closed.
Outside the glass wall of the ward, all the senior executives of Huaxia stood at attention and saluted.
The hibernation pod was then sent to World One.
Several months have passed—
With Xiao Qidi's help, the battlefield of the previous decisive battle was not only cleared, but a city that could accommodate tens of millions of people was also built.
The whole world is in a state of disarray and needs to be rebuilt.
China suffered the most severe losses, but it was also the first to restore order.
With the full support of World One in terms of personnel, technology, equipment, and resources, as well as the military patrols around the world, countries and regions around the world that wanted to cause trouble while everything was in ruins were firmly suppressed and dared not act recklessly.
With Xiao Qidi in charge, it is only a matter of time before China regains its vitality and stands at the pinnacle of the world once again.
During this time, he stayed by Ning Jinli's side, often spending time with her and her family.
Until one day.
Standing on the balcony, Ning Jinli looked at the many newly built high-rise buildings in the distance and said, "Everyone is working hard to build them. I've rested for so long, it's time for me to do something too."
Xiao Qidi gently put his arm around her waist from behind. "I do hope you can continue to rest, but I will support you in doing whatever you want."
Ning Jinli touched the large hand around her waist and said with a smile, "I still don't understand what Sister Ying meant by her last words to me, what she meant by the historical mission I entrusted to her, what she meant by... we will meet again, in her past, and in my future..."
“She has her reasons for saying that,” Xiao Qidi said softly. “You will understand in time.”
Ning Jinli nodded and said:
"However, I now understand what the repair plan is. It involves using time travel technology to reduce or even prevent major disasters that may occur in the history of human civilization or other life forms at different times in various parallel worlds."
"I thought to myself, Sister Ying must have built such a team because of her personal experience. She lived to be over a hundred years old, so she must have witnessed the life-or-death crisis that China faced when she was young. She must have hoped that... there would be a powerful force to help China at that time. She must also have hoped that such a tragedy would never happen again in countless parallel worlds. The world is imperfect, but there is also a chance to repair it."
Xiao Qidi deeply agreed with these words and asked Ning Jinli when she planned to start.
In any case, with the level of technology he has mastered, he is already able to travel through time and space freely and stably. However, when connecting to other parallel universes that he has never connected with before, he cannot choose the time on his own when connecting for the first time.
In other words, when connecting to a new parallel universe, it is impossible to determine which period within that parallel universe the first anchor point will be.
Therefore, even with highly advanced technology, it doesn't mean you're completely safe from danger.
Xiao Qidi demanded that he accompany her on every mission.
"Let's not delay, let's start today." Ning Jinli couldn't wait.
Xiao Qidi smiled and said, "Okay, let's start today."
Because Ning Jinli herself possesses the ability to open space-time channels, but each time she opens one, it causes a significant drain on her physical strength and internal energy, Xiao Qidi placed a miniature energy device and a device to assist in the travel inside her combat suit.
In this way, she can easily travel through time and space, opening a portal as easily as opening an ordinary door.
Both of them were ready.
Ning Jinli suddenly said, "With your technological support, my abilities will be even stronger. Could we try traveling through time to the past?"
Xiao Qidi showed interest, "Then let's give it a try. Theoretically speaking, it's possible."
Ning Jinli squeezed his hand. "Okay, I'll try."
The next second, the two disappeared from their spot, having traversed the passage without needing to open a portal.
Almost instantly, the two appeared in front of a small warehouse.
Xiao Qidi glanced at the testing device on his wrist. "It actually worked. This is your world, and time is—"
“It was thirty years ago.” Ning Jinli blurted out before Xiao Qidi could finish speaking.
"Huh? How did you know?"
"Hehe, take a closer look, don't you recognize it?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qidi paced back and forth, taking in the sights.
After a careful look, I was surprised to find that this was the old warehouse of the factory, but the displays and layout inside had a more vintage feel.
“Haha, fifteen years ago, I popped up right here and startled you, thinking you’d seen a ghost, right?” Xiao Qidi said, pointing to the back door of the warehouse. “So this warehouse has been here for thirty years.”
“Yes,” Ning Jinli gently stroked the warehouse wall, “I was very young then, only about seven years old… I often went to the factory to play with my parents.”
Xiao Qidi casually asked, "Could you open a time portal here, connecting to my world more than two thousand years ago?"
“What’s so difficult about this?” Ning Jinli raised her right hand, preparing to open a spacetime passage between the two worlds, but stopped just as she was about to channel her energy.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Qidi asked.
Ning Jinli pondered, "This spacetime passage is very special because it involves the past of both our worlds. Therefore, in order to prevent chaos, I must control the passage to a level that only you and I can see."
“Yes, that’s true.” Xiao Qidi nodded in agreement.
So, Ning Jinli began circulating her inner energy again.
A primordial spacetime portal, visible and passable only by the two of them, appeared at the back door of the small warehouse.
The two walked in hand in hand.
Upon reaching the other side, there was indeed a cave. Stepping out of the cave, all one could see were desolate mountains and wilderness.
“Hmm…this is indeed my world more than two thousand years ago,” Xiao Qidi used the equipment to probe around while observing his surroundings. Suddenly, he frowned slightly. “I remember now, I’ve been here before.”
Ning Jinli laughed and said, "Of course you've been here. Isn't this the place where you hid from bandits and were trapped?"
“No, no, no,” Xiao Qidi said, sounding a little agitated. He pointed to a uniquely shaped boulder in the distance. “I was about three or four years old then. I was too young, but I remember that rock vividly. More than ten years later, I came here again, and the rock was gone, so I didn’t remember it.”
Ning Jinli was surprised, "Weren't you a hostage in the Desolate Kingdom when you were three or four years old? How did you end up here?"
Xiao Qidi pondered the long-forgotten memories that had been stirred up, "It seems that a nobleman from the desolate country was on a mission to some small country. My mother had a good relationship with that nobleman... so she got permission to take me along on a trip, and we passed through here..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of a carriage came from not far away.
The two quickly hid and peered in that direction.
A grand ancient caravan approached from afar. From the decorations of the caravan to the attire of the grooms and guards, and even the flags, it was clear that it was the caravan of nobles from the Huangguo Kingdom during the period of the Warring States period when the feudal states vied for supremacy in the Central Plains more than two thousand years ago.
"What a coincidence?" Ning Jinli was quite surprised. "You were three or four years old back then...you really were in this caravan, weren't you?"
Xiao Qidi stared intently at the convoy, without saying a word.
Before long, the convoy arrived in front of the strange rock.
In the most luxurious carriage, the curtain was lifted, and the person inside gave a few instructions. Then the entire convoy stopped, and hundreds of guards began to smash and move the strange rocks blocking the way.
Meanwhile, in another carriage, a young, beautiful woman got off the train carrying a three-year-old child.
“Yes, that’s right…” Xiao Qidi finally spoke, his eyes fixed on the beautiful young woman, his eyes suddenly reddening.
Ning Jinli knew that this must have touched on his tragic memories with his birth mother.
"Okay, let's go." She took his hand and said softly.
Xiao Qidi did not hesitate and quickly turned around, but when he returned to the cave, he secretly looked back again.
After the two returned to the small warehouse, Ning Jinli noticed that he was in low spirits, so she didn't linger and immediately began to travel to another time.
After the two disappeared.
On this side of the cave, a young and beautiful woman led three-year-old Xiao Qidi on a leisurely stroll, enjoying the surrounding scenery.
"Oh, a bunny... a bunny!"
Xiao Qidi saw a beautiful wild rabbit run past him, so he let go of his mother's hand and chased after it with his short legs.
"Di'er! Slow down! Don't fall!" The young and beautiful woman hurriedly chased after her.
The rabbit eventually ran into the cave.
Xiao Qidi wanted to chase after her, but a young, beautiful woman rushed over and scooped him up in her arms.
"You're such a little wild rabbit, you almost got away," the young woman poked his little nose. "You're not allowed to run around like that again, or I won't live if I lose you!"
“Mother, I won’t run around anymore,” Xiao Qidi said obediently. “You must live well.”
The young woman's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. "Yes, let's both live well, let's keep living..."
The mother and child left, while the wild rabbit ran wildly, darting around like a headless fly in the pitch-black cave, and then somehow passed through the space-time tunnel that Ning Jinli had just opened.
"Oh dear! Little bunny, where did you come from?" A clear, childlike voice rang out.
A little girl, about six or seven years old, as cute and pretty as a porcelain doll, stared in surprise at the back door of the small warehouse.
The little girl was none other than Ning Jinli as a child.
The hare was startled and turned to run back, disappearing suddenly at the back door of the small warehouse. A faint ripple of fluorescent light spread out and quickly vanished as well.
Ning Jinli was stunned for a while. Just as she was about to go over and find out what was going on, she heard her parents calling her.
She then ran towards her parents, saying as she ran:
"Mom and Dad! Mom and Dad! I just saw a wild rabbit! Then it suddenly disappeared!"
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